TripAdvisor Reviews Shanshuiyun Resor Mount Sanqing Shangrao

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... the hotel looks remarkably the same. We took a leisurely stroll in Peoples Park, which is now free. I seem to remember having to pay a few yuan back in the day. We then reboarded the van to head to Renmen Square. But, we got off to walk down the small lane where all of the clothes shops used to be. They are still there too. Oh how happy I was my wife was not with us or that 15 walk would have taken hours because she would have wanted ...

... is being built all the way along the already high speed train. Two dreams of ours at the Budd Company in the early eighties now brought to fruition here in China. So cool.

We arrived right on time in Shangrao and were greeted by Wendi, our local guide here and in Nanchang. She is a wonderful young lady. After we checked in, we had a lunch across the street from the hotel, at which the food was presented with none of the traditional Jiangxi ...

... of course, for travelers. While we were there the courtyard filled with dragonflies. It was very relaxing to watch them flit about.

The last part of the day was spent at a nearby river. It has been artificially modified to provide a white-water rafting experience. The rapids looked interesting without being terrifying. If you’ve never gone white-water rafting, this would be a good first time. If you’re ...

... reach the park by car and there are several roadways within the park. The park’s main feature is a largish reservoir (I think, man-made at any rate) that is the fishing area for several types of birds, especially egrets and herons. Apparently the best time to see the birds is about an hour before dusk. We were there too early (and after a long day of hiking, too tired to wait) to see them, but ...

... spectacular granite mountains. I completed my loop and returned back at the starting point by 2:00. As I still had some hours before the bus back to Yushan, I found a much smaller loop on the map and explored it. The sun even made an appearance, providing some beautiful photo opportunities. Having seen all that I could, it was now close to 4:00, and I decided to head back down to the base of the mountain. As is sometimes the case, I was somewhat saddened at the thought that ...